US Missile Shield already Defeated? 375
Anonymous Coward writes "Forbes is reporting that although interest in the missile defense system has waned while the US military addresses more pressing matters of immediate concern, the Russians have already developed an anti-missile-defense missile designed to defeat the system. Were the US military to actually prove that the missile defense shield worked, the Russian rocket's "zig-zag" flightpath taken en route to it's target would render the shield useless. Russian President Vladimir Putin says that the non-ballistic trajectory would leave the projectile virtually impossible to down or divert. The author feels inclined to say that the missile defense shield was intended as a defense against rogue states such as North Korea that have not acquired this technology yet."
star wars 3.0 (Score:2, Funny)
Already covered in Get Smart (Score:5, Funny)
Hmm (Score:5, Funny)
Sharks... (Score:2, Funny)
Basically the same tech (Score:3, Funny)
I can think up a possible defense, but it'd be rather nasty on the environment- large microwave generators at a high enough power broadcasting a cone that cooks the electronics of any missile within range, thus making evasive missiles purely ballistic. But like I say- it'd also be cooking birds, wildlife, destabilizing the Ozone Layer.....
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So... if you can get through the curtain by zig-zagging, would it be more accurately called an "Iron Venetian Blind"?
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go the whole hog (Score:3, Funny)
come on US, do it, build a giant bubble and lock yourselves in
taxpayer dollars (Score:2, Funny)
One more program an anti truck bomb missile
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1. It's easy to prove that humans are not capable of producing something as complex as a modern missile. Consider the temperatures required to work metal and you'll realize that anyone's hands would burn off if they could even heat the metal enough by blowing on it, which is unlikely. Besides, supposing that a missle could be manufactured requires the materials to become more organized, which is against the laws of thermodynamics.
2. Since humans cannot make missiles, all missiles must have been made by God.
3. Missiles made by God would obviously not work against those with faith.
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Cool. If the Patriot missile system makes a saving throw versus Scud, damage is only half of 8d100.